06/06/2013 - The Palme d’Or from Cannes shines out on the very rich menu of the Parisian festival (June 28th to July 8th), which will open with Venus in Fur

The recent Palme d’Or from Cannes, Blue is the Warmest Colour [+see also:
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interview: Abdellatif Kechiche
film profile] by Abdellatif Kechiche, is the star attraction on the opulent programme of the 11th Paris Cinéma Festival (June 28th to July 8th, 2013), which was unveiled today just before the Mayor of the French capital awarded the City’s Medal to Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi (who excelled on the Croisette and is currently a big hit in French theatres with The Past [+see also:
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Maintaining the tone set by films presented in Cannes, another competitor, Venus in Fur [+see also:
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interview: Roman Polanski
film profile] by Roman Polanski (read the review and the interview of the director) will open Paris Cinéma, whilst the closing film will be Alabama Monroe [+see also:
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interview: Felix van Groeningen
interview: Felix Van Groeningen
interview: Felix Van Groeningen
film profile] by Belgian director Felix van Groeningen (Prize of the Public at the Berlinale).

Amongst the nine titles selected in competition, La bataille de Solférino by French director Justine Triet (article – an attraction in Cannes in the ACID selection) stands out, together with Kid [+see also:
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film profile] by Belgian director Fien Troch (news) and three films discovered in Berlin: Lifelong [+see also:
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film profile] by Turkish director Asli Ozge (Panorama), In Bloom [+see also:
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interview: Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simo…
film profile] by duo Nana Ekvtimishvili - Simon Gross (review) and Youth [+see also:
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film profile] by Tom Shoval (review). The Caméra d’Or from Cannes, Ilo Ilo, will also be on the programme, as well as two award-winners from Berlin (the Canadian film Vic + Flo Saw a Bear and the American movie Prince Avalanche) and the Brazilian film Celui que nous laissons.

As for the 46 scheduled avant-premières, the Cannes contingent is equally massive with contenders Jeune et Jolie [+see also:
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interview: François Ozon
film profile] by François Ozon, Michael Kohlhaas [+see also:
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interview: Arnaud des Pallières
film profile] by Arnaud des Pallières (review) and Grisgris [+see also:
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film profile] by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (review), not forgetting Bastards by Claire Denis (review) and Grand Central [+see also:
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interview: Rebecca Zlotowski
film profile] by Rebecca Zlotowki (review).

Eight more titles from Cannes will also be presented to Parisian film-buffs: The Congress [+see also:
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film profile] by Ari Folman (review), Tip Top [+see also:
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interview: Serge Bozon
film profile] by Serge Bozon (read the review and watch the video interview), Les Apaches [+see also:
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film profile] by Thierry de Peretti, Henri [+see also:
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interview: Yolande Moreau
film profile] by Yolande Moreau (review), 3X3D [+see also:
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film profile] by trio Jean-Luc Godard - Peter Greenaway - Edgar Pêra, 2 automnes 3 Hivers by Sébastien Betbeder, Salvo [+see also:
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interview: Fabio Grassadonia and Anton…
interview: Sara Serraiocco
film profile] by Italian duo Fabio Grassadonia – Antonio Piazza (Grand Prix of the Critics' Week) and Suzanne [+see also:
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interview: Katell Quillévéré
film profile] by Katell Quillevéré (review and video interview).

Other films selected for Berlin are also worth mentioning, such as Elle s’en va [+see also:
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film profile] by Emmanuelle Bercot (review), Gold by Thomas Arslan (review and interview), Layla Fourie [+see also:
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film profile] by Pia Marais (review) and Love Battles [+see also:
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film profile] by Jacques Doillon (review), but also titles screened in Venice (The Fifth Season [+see also:
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interview: Jessica Woodworth
film profile] by duo Jessica Woodworth – Peter Brosens, Hijacking [+see also:
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interview: Tobias Lindholm
film profile] by Tobias Lindholm) and Rotterdam (La tendresse [+see also:
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interview: Marion Hänsel
film profile] by Marion Hansel, review), not forgetting the animated film Ogy and the Cockroaches by Olivier Jean-Marie, La légende de Kaspar Hauser by Italian director Davide Manuli, the powerful Northwest by Danish director Michael Noer, and the documentaries Michael H. Profession: Director by Yves de Montmayeur and Sur le chemin de l’école by Pascal Plisson.

Finally, Paris Cinéma, which will notably pay tribute to Natacha Régnier and Alain Robbe-Grillet, will organize a street-art programme revolving around Keith Haring, a Focus christened Made in Belgiëque (with 100 films that Cineuropa will cover in more detail), a night of cinema, a Paris CinéMômes programme and the traditional Paris Project coproduction platform.

(Translated from French)